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Auto repair shops in Dooly County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Dooly County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #929 of 2,378 scored counties
#51 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $685K
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,156
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $850 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Dooly County spend about $3.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 auto repair shops, that is $685K per shop, 54% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Dooly County has 5 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Dooly County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Dooly County.
Population estimates show Dooly County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Dooly County is 55 (upper middle), #929 of 2,378 scored counties and #51 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Dooly County compares
The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Dooly County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $685K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $850 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,987 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Dooly County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Dooly County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,156−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,031
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $60,987+63.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,968
- Median home value
- $107,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,244
- Daytime population
- 10,868Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, GA | 94 | 11 | 16.4 | $757K | +10.5% | #8 of 2,378 |
| 2Banks County, GA | 93 | 7 | 10.2 | $1.1M | +17.3% | #9 of 2,378 |
| 3Oconee County, GA | 91 | 16 | 10.7 | $1.2M | +6.9% | #12 of 2,378 |
| 4Harris County, GA | 90 | 9 | 6.9 | $1.7M | +6.8% | #17 of 2,378 |
| 5Bryan County, GA | 86 | 22 | 13.3 | $842K | +15.6% | #39 of 2,378 |
| 6Greene County, GA | 86 | 12 | 14.6 | $729K | +12.3% | #43 of 2,378 |
| 7Newton County, GA | 83 | 65 | 15.8 | $632K | +11.2% | #72 of 2,378 |
| 8Effingham County, GA | 82 | 36 | 14.8 | $718K | +14.1% | #81 of 2,378 |
| 9Houston County, GA | 81 | 101 | 15.8 | $625K | +8.5% | #106 of 2,378 |
| 10Gilmer County, GA | 80 | 23 | 17.7 | $571K | +7.9% | #123 of 2,378 |
| 51Dooly County, GA | 55 | 5 | 12.4 | $685K | −0.1% | #929 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Dooly County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Dooly County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 auto repair shops in Dooly County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Dooly County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dooly County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.4M a year, or $850 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $685K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,031 households in Dooly County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dooly County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Dooly County has 12.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $685K, 54% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Dooly County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Dooly County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dooly County at 11,156 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. Median household income in Dooly County is $60,987, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 63.3%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Dooly County scores 55 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #929 of 2,378 scored counties.
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